This scene is the one in which Ralph Clarke is auditioning some of the convicts for some parts in the play for which he has struggled to get permission to put on. The scene starts off with just Ralph. I think I would tell the actor to look studious and intellectual‚ as Ralph would be making every effort to make the play to a very high standard so he can impress Captain Phillip in the hope of getting the promotion he has desired for some time. The mood should then change as soon as "Shitty" Meg
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Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare‚ the play is based on forbidden love and deathly consequences. The beginning of the play starts with a prologue‚ the main point of this is to get the audience’s attention and set the scene but to also explain the whole outline of the play. By doing this Shakespeare is also acknowledging one of the main themes of the play‚ which is fate. In the prologue Shakespeare chooses to use a lot of violent language- “Their death...Civil blood makes civil
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How does Macbeth’s character change from Act 2 Scene 2 to Act 5 Scenes 3 and 5? The tragic masterpiece “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare‚ starts with the evil curse of three witches. Act 1 Scene 1 introduces the audience to the witches‚ showing them what malevolence they are capable of‚ and how then plan to deceive Macbeth‚ in fact the scene is the crafting of the trick they plot for him. Once the witches decide when they shall meet and when the act finishes with a chorused three lines‚ creating
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Scene 1 The curtain opens to reveal the narrator‚ sitting at the base of a tree. The stage is lit up but a spotlight still shines on him/her. Narrator Many stories are told‚ and are being told‚ in many places‚ in many lands‚ at different times. (Narrator stands up and starts walking around stage talking to the audience and slowly roundaboutly making his/her way to the front and side of the stage) But one story no matter how rebuked‚ old‚ or disclaimed remains relevant even in this day and age.
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using a variety of techniques‚ symbols‚ themes and a script that brings the theme to the audience. Love is a theme that will always be relevant. Act 1 scene 1 shows love’s difficulty as a theme well‚ using techniques and symbols to convey it. In this part of the play‚ Lysander states to Hermia: “The course of true love never did run smooth” (1.i. 134)‚ which emphasises that love is never easy and sacrifices must be made. Hermia’s father is against Hermia getting married to Lysander‚ furthermore
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meet Chris. Chris is the impresario of the theatre in which the play will take place. Chris is known for being a bit short-tempered and harsh‚ but it is important to remember that he is only this way due to unfortunate events in his past. Scene 1 Scene 1 begins with the introduction of two great friends; Padraic and Nathan. They both plan on auditioning for a spot in the theatre‚ but they have many reservations. In Padraic’s case‚ he is very clear about being disheartened by the countless rejections
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Hamlet’s first soliloquy strikes a note of despair and reveals his feelings towards life and the hasty marriage between his mother and his uncle. Hamlet wishes to "thaw and resolve [...] into a dew" but is restrained by the canon law that condemns him to eternal suffering in hell if he were to do so. Hamlet is disheartened and full of sorrow because he continues to mourn his father’s death‚ but the primary source of his sadness is his mother’s wedlock with his uncle. Hamlet’s tone is one of anguish
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Madison Cantrell 3rd Hr Pre-Ap English 1B Romeo and Juliet Scene 1 Act 1‚ Scene 1: Sampson and Gregory‚ the servants for the house of Capulet‚ are walking through the streets of Verona. They both are venting to each other about how they despise the house of Monague‚ they both wish to have a brawl with the other house. They then see other see two servants from the other house and decide to “bite there thumb” at them in order to start a fight. The two houses have a fight‚ and the prince decides
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Scene one and TwoThe major characters and situations are laid out. The plot revolves around the new leader’s treatment of sexual offenses‚ particularly fornication‚ which is considered a sin. The characters also fit into groups depending on their opinions about sexual behavior. Claudio is the middle-of-the-road thinker‚ not involved in prostitution and possessing only noble beliefs about his relationship with Juliet‚ but unable to prevent himself from desiring her sexually and therefore culpable
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The Tempest Act 1:2 The first of the play’s sub-plots continues the theme of usurpation introduced in Act I scene 2. There is a clear parallel between Antonio’s coup against his brother Prospero‚ Sebastian’s pledge to murder his brother‚ and the plot devised by Caliban‚ Stephano and Trinculo against Prospero. On the island‚ natural order seems to have descended into chaos‚ and man’s natural instinct for power and liberty inspires a series of murderous plans. The reference to the marriage
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